mark_m wrote:
We will win this one. You can clearly see in the last couple of matches we are aiming for a physical and mental peak for this game next Saturday.
Agreed.
Going back to the start or very early on in the season I recall Smith talking of having a 'plan' of the season, where we need to peak etc, and where we might be a little off in order to be able to peak at these points. I think there's been certain games where we've been like this, Cas away, Hull KR away, Quins away, where without being too rude, we've gone and won the game early doors then gone through the motions in periods.
Smith will be keen to avoid what happened last year, with post CC burnout. Also, the Cup is a slightly sifferent format this year with the fixtures for the QF, SF and final in relatively quick succession, so you'll probably prerpare slightly differently, in that it's QF week, SL game, SF week (assuming you won) etc.
Next week is massive, it's as big of an event that RL in the UK can put on right now, there's no fixture you'd prefer to see. If you can't look foward & excited about this, you as well stop watching RL.
